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Resurrecting The Blue Pearl (1) Brucker at 2:52pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 24/2377 Here are some pics of what she looks like right now http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/brucker_l
South Coast S22 questions Brucker at 2:41pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 23/4162 I just inherited one that is going to need some TLC to get back on the water. Does anyone here have
New Guy here Brucker at 2:37pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 4/702 Hi Everyone. I am new on here and new to sailing. I just recently inherited an old South Coast S22 t
New foresail size Alctel at 2:08pm 10.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1296 So I am finally getting new sails - the main is the original I think and therefore older than I am,
M25xp impeller source JosefR at 2:07pm 10.05.16 Catalina 30 7/1625 I think I've done a pretty exhaustive search for this in this forum so I will ask where do those of
Winter Hauling Using a Hydraulic Trailer Rick486 at 1:04pm 10.05.16 Big Boats 7/825 Hi all: I have been hauling my 44DS at a marina using a travel lift for 8 years now with no problems
Sail Number Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:46pm 10.05.16 Catalina 22 25/7762 Is the Sail Number and Hull Number the same thing? I was looking at the C22 NSA and noticed that th
Hunter Marine Trailer Weights Happy Camper at 11:55am 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 7/953 I recently purchased a Hunter H240 in Illinois. Apparently in Illinois, it is not required to have
Cold start problems Reg M at 11:30am 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 24/3520 My Yanmar 2GMF has been starting and running fine all summer but over the past couple of weeks it se
Two Captains, One Boat--is this really possible? Kings Gambit at 10:16am 10.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/8083 So, the latest (October) issue of Sail magazine has a story about an (evidently) unmarried couple cr
Harmonic (Hum) While Sailing Bill and Kathy McDonald at 8:59am 10.05.16 Catalina 22 14/1486 Our new to us...79 C-22, has a humming sound while sailing. It is hard to tell but the sound seems
Condensation inside cabin... Armyaviation at 6:07am 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1541 I went out to the boat yesterday and noticed there was condensation on the roof of the bow. The rest
Paint or Gel-cote large area? agprice22 at 5:01am 10.05.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1676 I have purchased a project boat. It is a Telstar 28, trimaran. Mechanically, the boat is great. Cosm
Now at Home Depot... Ron20324 at 9:40pm 10.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/844 Today at Home Depot by the checkout were a couple racks of Exide batteries- including marine. The si
Water tank and inspection..... NYSail at 6:01pm 10.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1047 The 423 has built in water tanks that don't have inspection ports. Has anybody cut them in? Would on
Logo for a Hunter 260, 2004 Felipe Aravenaa at 5:53pm 10.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/490 Our hunter 260 - 2004 was polished before delivery to us, so we need to install Hunter Logos. I was
Got it all apart (1) jssailem at 1:38pm 10.04.16 Big Boats 26/4994 Honey. Where did you say that parts image was for the Winch? he puzzle back together. Cross my fin
What is this part? (1) Suncatcher at 1:29pm 10.04.16 Smaller Boats 25/2306 So I took down the mast for the first time on my new-to-me 1994 H26 only to find the part in the pho
Nautech 3000 Analog Therapyg at 12:39pm 10.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/402 Hello, I am looking for someone who might have some knowledge about Nautech 3000 Analog system. I kn
New Hardware on Deck -- Avoid Cutting Interior Liner? rardiH36 at 12:10pm 10.04.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3566 My 1980 36' Cherubini Hunter has been sailing for 36 years with snap shackle blocks on the aluminum

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Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking kloudie1 at 9:56am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. A simple bimetallic disk which pulls its points open at a set temperat
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some p
Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 9:06am 10.06.23 The Yanmar solenoid is not a simple contact switch, it also drives a lever to engage the pinion gea
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 jssailem at 8:36am 10.06.23 Hello... Backstay adjusters are not usually original equipment on most large boats. That is not to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing Davidasailor26 at 7:58am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:51am 10.06.23 BTW, you can get the Racing Rules of Sailing here: https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WSRRS2021
Damage to Keel jssailem at 7:45am 10.06.23 :plus: with Fast Olsen Like a car door ding. You can talk to the marina, but it may be an empty sol
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:43am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 7:37am 10.06.23 From a practical standpoint, the "in control" condition would be subjective and a decision by a comm
Damage to Keel FastOlson at 7:36am 10.06.23 The keel is lead. and the suggestion to reshape the ding should work fine. Finish with some epoxy fi
Water in the bilge (1) rgranger at 7:33am 10.06.23 Hunters have a headliner. So water can get in from above and then travel along the headliner and lea
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking (1) kloudie1 at 7:18am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:16am 10.06.23 220447
Racing Rule Question on capsizing LakeShark at 7:15am 10.06.23 @DArcy , @jssailem , @Davidasailor26 Thank you for the input. I did not know about Rule 22 and that
Damage to Keel ggrizzard at 7:04am 10.06.23 I'm not sure the keel is lead. Many Mfg's changed to steel around the early 80's.
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 7:00am 10.06.23 Well, we are trying to help find the source of the leak. If you can isolate where the water initial
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 6:58am 10.06.23 Could you also identify it as a "Fuel Line Bleed Screw"?
what is the standing headroom? JBP-PA at 6:54am 10.06.23 Isn't 23 > 22?;) New math! Jeeze!
Water in the bilge JBP-PA at 6:52am 10.06.23 Our you could try something like this water indicator paper. https://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Fin
Water in the bilge JBP-PA at 6:48am 10.06.23 Driving rain in a big storm can get into places that otherwise don't leak. It can get blown in under

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